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Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Re-Potting on a Dime

This past weekend, we won an adorable red cactus succulent from Sutherlands! I needed to re-pot 2 orchids we had that were growing out of their original pots, so I thought this would be a perfect time to do so. Of course, instead of buying brand new pots, I decided to spruce up some pots we had laying around the house, along with the new one that came with the cactus. This super easy DIY took less than 20 total minutes!

I left paint streaks in my gray (Pewter Cast) paint to give the pot some texture and character. For a more modern look, I would suggest several coats in this step to omit any streaks and "bleed through" of the base layer.

Paint design on clay pot.

Step 6: Repeat for other pots. I went with a straight, clean line on the cactus succulent.

Design on succulent pot

Step 7: Add 2 polycrylic layers on the pots in a well ventilated area.

Aerosol polycrylic

Step 8: Fill pot about 1/3 fill using correct potting mix for re-potting plant. Since I was re-potting 2 orchids, I used Miracle-Gro Orchid Potting Mix.

New orchid potting mix

Step 9: Remove orchids from current pots, loosen root ball, and place orchid in new pot.